JOB. THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK AS A WHOLE. (Cntroverson,) A\Lws INTRODUCTION, HISTORICAL B[s.s-% 00. SATAN'S ASSAULT. JOR STRIPPED OF ALI C20, THE TAREE FRIENDS, THEIR ARRIVAL D/o 131.0. JOB AND HIS FRIEXDS E 921820, THE MINISTRY OP ELIHU: THE MEDIATOR * Ds%1-42. JOB AND JEHOVAH. (C) 42+», THE THREE FRIENDS THEIR DEPARTURE Bj 42.019 SATAN'S DEFEAT, JOR BLESSED WITH DOUBLE. A|s2101. CONCLUSION, HISTORICAL + Note that by this grand Jntroversion the ministry of Ruan, the Mediator, is placed in the miadl ap the ministry of Jou's three friends, an introducing the ministry of Jnuovat summing a5NOTE ON THE DATE AND AUTHORSHIP OF THE BOOK OF JOB. ‘A lengthened account of the discussion of these questions would be without profi, ‘Bat, if.Jon was the son of Tesacuan (Gen, 4, {tis better to keep within the Bible iteelf for the settloment of its problems; and to treat the whole Book as ‘the context ofall i parts ), then we have a clue that may help ns to a decision of both, ‘There is uo season why Jos should not be the son of Tssxcuan, and no better evidence ‘ifforent view. forthcoming for a ‘The three friends of Job were descendants of Esau 5 they would therefore be contemporaries, Exavuag, of Tewax, in Tdumos, was «son of Esau, and had a son called Tratas, from whom his country Took its name (Gen, 06, 10,11}. Te was hoted for its “wise men” (Jer. 49. 1); anil is mentioned with Evo (Amos 112, 12) Compare Jer. 25, 23, where both are connected with Bus, the brother of Uz (Gen, 22.29. Buuaw the Shubite, Suvan was the sixth son of Aumanaa by Kerenan (Gen. 25,9); and is mentioned in connection with Esau, Evow, and Tewax (Jer, 49,4) Zorasu the Neamathive. Naawau (now Nilanch, six miles south of Lou, in the lowlands of Judah), TE Jon was the som of Tasacnas (G 46,13}, he would have gone down to Egypt with his father Tsescuan was forty at “the going down to Bgypt”. (Seo Ap. 50.11, p. 623 If Jou was th third sou (Gon, 46. 1), he Would have beon about twenty at that time (1700 a,c). ‘We nee told that he lived 140 yoars after his “double” blessing 42.10) If that “ double” blessing included length of yours then his age woul! have been 70+ 140210 (i.e, threo seventies of years). His lifetime would be from 1726-1516 w.e Accorting to this he was bor the yene after Jonsr was sld, and died 11 yoars aftr the deh of Joaen im 10in nc} “Whon Jone ait ov was niney-one Ir is “touble™ Hesing td ace lng of yearn then he nction cok ase twony-one gars prviouly, wea he wae evontse le sesoval ftom Bote to Us nat therfore ave ten Face earlier si ‘When Jono (1548) Mons was iyo, and ad Leon in Moan fies yea (wentysve yeas fore tho Basta, "his woud aocount for Jou beng a worshipper ofthe Gal of Anan, and explains how Moms coud have been the nator of Ue sh and pray ee nd erent the evnta ie ecords in Medien, othe [time hus come laa Dr. Stet fret aa hoped) hen this bok wuld be regent woh. Porch of the Scnctnr)yand wn this fundamental wislom of orginal reveaon wil Enso wo be tribe, at now | by nome of tu bs toa ater pot in a fords of the Lor Jens Vol. p40.AA (p. 667) 1726-1516 B c BDa “THE BOOK OF JOB. 4 LTuene °was a ‘man in the land of,°Uz,),ITLE, the Book, of Fob bas always formed an whose gine was "fobs tnd that ra | integra fart ofthe Haraw Canon ANE ge Hy < was “perfect and upright, and one that feared | vee pasngen in it ane quot on rfared to in the : righ Uther book ot the Bible. "Soe Ap. 8 God, and eschewed "evil, ‘The object of the book fa to show Mthe end of the 2 And there were born unto him seven sons | Lomo” (Jas. 8.13)" the end to which Job was bioughe oan dnaghterse nD, «,27 420, ¢; vin the comession of human fn. tence in tian righteousme and thankfully estoy 8 His substance also was seven thousand | himself on Divine onmpotens for avation, “lean, “and three thousand camels, and five |tothia “end”. ‘The three friends show the impotence hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she ut human experience (Elighasy human tradition qbit asses, and a very great household ; Sal and an meet ana pts Yo Ga $0 that this 'man was the greatest of all the guilty shiners. See note on a8, ee ‘men of the east, | 2.2-8 A,» 66m), THE INTRODUCTION, 4 And his sons went and feasted in their| HISTORICAL, | Untrovervon) houses, every “one “his day; and sent and| AA |. Job's character. | called for thelr three sisters to eat and to drink 1B |2, His sons and daoghters. Their number with them, ¢| postions. Great, "3, His ponition, "Geen 5 And 1 was so, when the days of thelr] | #' Hhson dng Tht asi feasting ‘were gone about, that Job sent an 2, Job's conduct sanctified “them, and rose “up early in the ,2 There wae e man Amen came tobe, This settles ‘morning, and *offered burnt offerings accord. '{ decion 48 {0 the his ‘note on 7 O06, ing to the number of them all: for Job said; | man. “Heh. ‘ish. Ap. 14 IL 6 sit may be that my sons have “sinned, and) yz. ‘In Gon, 22 20, 21, immediately after the offering cursed 1God in their hearts.” Thus did Job of Issac, Abraham hears that his brother Nahor has continually. sh ng ai bg then vo named Ue And Ba, find Kemal the father of dram, ‘Us gives ated § Now there was a day when the “sons of | he land, Buz and Arun aro connected with Elka = God cnme tp present tiemctves Before “ene e's NES, egal Pit Bi Lorp, and Satan came also among them. | ‘The tend’ of Uz ‘mentioned in Jer, 25.20 and ————— Lam. zt. Sonth of Kom, west of Arabia, extending tothe borders of Chaldea, ob. In Heb, ‘Iyyob—alictod. that=this. was—catze to be, ae Gen. Iz, perfect inoffensive, None are perfect" in the English sanse of the word. Heb. tam, See Gon. 2. | TGod. Heb Elohim. Ant evil, Hebi. Ap 44 vi” "9 and. ‘Note the Fig: Polysyndeton. Ap.6,. men sons. one-man, sine. bis day, Probably birthday, Ch; s, Gen 40.20. & were gone about = came round. offered -offered up. Ap. 48.1. vf Showing that, from Gen. 4 onward, the inatitation was observed. sinned. Heb. chat@. Ap. di. cursed. One of the eightcon mendations of tho Sdpherim (Ap. 88), by which tho primitive Heb. text, Hilat=to arse, was changed to barak~to bless 4 in t.11 and 2-5, 5, ‘Translated “curved” fa A.V. and renounced "it R.V., in spite of Davak (blessed) standing in the printed text. See notes ou 2 Same 1214 and Pe 10.3. 1. 6-2. 10 (B, 665, SATAN'S ASSAULT. (Extended Altemation) BD/a| 1. Protentation ofthe Advorsry. bi. 2. Jehovah's question. C11 8 His approbation of Job. ULF Galcmmintion of the Adversary, fb] Li Limited permission given FT tn Departine of tho Adversary. E (1, isin infictlons (b's pnssssions) | bij tae Jobs 1 [ite Job now anno 1. Presentation of the Adversary. 2a, Tehoval's question [2 3. His approbation of Joh. Limited permission given. Tnflietion (Fob's person). 1k |B s-to~. Job's patience, #]2 to. Job not sinning. @ sons of God the angels, Cp. 88 +, and see Ap, 22, present thomselven =take thoir stations the LORD. Hel Jehovah.” Ap. 4.1, ‘Satan ~ the Adversary “eet